SUSAN EISENHOWER SUPPORTS OBAMA

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS PRESIDENT EISENHOWER'S GRANDDAUGHTER. IT'S INTERESTING, HER SISTER-IN-LAW, JULIE NIXON EISENHOWER (MARRIED TO HER BROTHER DAVID AND DAUGHTER OR PRESIDENT NIXON) HAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM TO OBAMA. WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE SUSAN'S GRANDFATHER AND JULIE'S FATHER WOULD BE THINKING? IT'D BE LIKE CAROLINE KENNEDY SUPPORTING MCCAIN!! TRY TO THINK OF THAT! ANN


Susan Eisenhower Quits The GOP BY ANDREW SULLIVAN
22 Aug 2008 05:46 pm

Understandably:

Hijacked by a relatively small few, the GOP of today bears no resemblance to Lincoln, Roosevelt or Eisenhower’s party, or many of the other Republican administrations that came after. In my grandparents’ time, the thrust of the party was rooted in: a respect for the constitution; the defense of civil liberties; a commitment to fiscal responsibility; the pursuit and stewardship of America’s interests abroad; the use of multilateral international engagement and “soft power”; the advancement of civil rights; investment in infrastructure; environmental stewardship; the promotion of science and its discoveries; and a philosophical approach focused squarely on the future.

As an independent I will now feel comfortable supporting people of any political party who reflect those core values.

I've never been a member of any political party, but I sure know I couldn't be a Republican these days. (END)

One thing I've admired about McCain is he never wanted to talk about his POW experience or make it a political advantage. But there are many things John McCain was in 2000 that I admired, but certainly don't now. He's now using the POW status like Rudy did 9/11 during the primaries. In fact, I remember Biden during one of the debates saying the only words Rudy knew were 9/11. Here's Andrew Sullivan's take on McCain's answers to problems now. Ann

How to tackle the important issues of the day:

Milk prices are too high

“This is a guy who didn’t have the luxury of milk for five and a half years -- in prison.”

We’re not doing enough to find alternative sources of energy

“This is a guy who lived in the dark for five and a half years -- in prison, with no light bulbs.”

Healthcare is too expensive

John McCain had little to no healthcare